Passenger-car.



P. N. JONES. PASSENGER GAB.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1912.

Patented Mar 2, 1915.

INVENTOB WajQQ/wm z UNITED STATES i S OF URGH, PENNSYLVANIA;

I A SENGER- To all whom it may concern: I I

Be it known that I, PEARL N. Jones, ai -residentv of Pittsburgh, county of Alle: gheny, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements 1 n Passenger-Cars, of which the following a 'full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying. drawings,

forming part of this specification, in

which Figure 1 is a sectional. plan view of one type of car embodying my 1nvent1on;,F1g.

' 2 is a side elevation showing the entrance and exit doors in their open position; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the l ne III-III of Fig. 1; F ig. 4 is. a transverse section on the-line- IV'-IV of Fig. 1; Fig.

5 is a perspective view of a portion of the view showing-a modificatiomf y I v My' vention'has relation to pasenger cars, and-moreparticularly to whatareco nmonly known as street cars. '1

- One object of my invention is to vprcivide a car having a. novel arrangement of its exit: a nd entrance passages, whereby the mcom-f ing and outgoing passengers will notonl be. separated and prevented from interfe r' ing with each other within the car, but which will also separate the entering falighting passengers ,exteriorly, of the car; onthestreeh.

In central-entrance has heretofore used, the entrance. and exit passages have" been closely adjacent to -eachl;other, and

, there hasbeen-interference the in coming and outgoing passengers withinthe' car-due to the crowding of incoming pas: sengers adjacent 'to the exit opening and or trance opening.

outgoing passengersxadjacent, to the en Mypinyeiition is designed to-overcome this-by a novel arrangement of central-entrance passages and; front side exits. Myinvention also provides a car. in

whichthe responsibility of looking after the car-"is'divided between the motorman the street car has increased the work of the r and 'tlie'jconductor. The increasing size of crew, and. in cars having a single 'door' or adjacent doors for entrance and exit, that. member. of the crew .(motorman or con-.

' diictor) who looks after the-operation of the doors in addition to performing his ordinary duties; has more than half the work to -perform;sresultingin loss of time and ,delay to schedule. In-ca'rs of the central exit and entrance type, ,conductor Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September as, 1912. Serial No. 721,789.

ing fares, etc-., the motorman is Patented Mar,

while the conductor retains-control of the entrance doors, entering passengers, collecttrol of the exit door.

Another object ofmy invention is toreduce the height ofthe, steps leading into given con- 7 the car by means of a ramp-or ramps'lead j mg from the step toward-the-level 'of the floor of the car.

The precise nature of my inventionwillr behest understood by reference to the accompanying. drawings, which willv now be described; it being-premised, however, that 'various changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of the v parts without departingirom the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the 5? ,epp nded claims,

Referriiig a; thelaccoinpanying drawingsfl in which -I .hav'e shown my invention ape; plied to --one form of car, the numeral-,2"

the sides of the car which are'- provided with theusual windows 3. The

of thecar atthe central'portion thereofirqextend considerably below the ends or body-portion of the car, as indicated 5 is a lower-step-within thecar body at the central portion thereof and adjacent to the central -opening 6, which is closed by; means'of the doors 7,'operated by any well.- lmown-mechanism.

it can be seen by reference to the accom,

panying drawings that I have provided a central entrance from both sides of the central portion-of thecar, and have also provided: an exit at each end, but will only describe one of such entrances and exits; .it being understood that when the car is movmg in nite direction the front exit is open, 1

while the opening leading from the rear to the left hand sideof the car-is closed,

andthe-sideentrance leading from the left.

hand side is also closed, while the side entrance leading from vthe right hand side is" open to permit the passengers to enter the car. I v I 8 designates a step above the step 5, and 9 is a platform which located on the longi-- tudi-nalcenter of the car and approximately in the central portion of the car body. Extending from the step 8 to the platform 9 is a ramp 10, and extending from 'theplatforin 9 in each direction to the level of the floor of the car are ramps 11.

1 2 designates the fare box which is located at the edge of the platform 9 at the side adjacent to the closed door, and 13 are rails along the edges of the ramp 10 adjacent to the entrance opening '6. The rails 13 and the fare box 12- are removable so that their osition can be reversed when the car is run 'ln'the opposite direction from that indicated in thedrawin'gs;

' At the-front of the car and at the right hand side of the'motorman is an exit which is closed by means of doors 14.

. 15 and 16 are steps leading from the floor level outwardly to the doorway, bothof these s being within the body ofthe car.

' hedoor 14 at the front of the car is g inFig'. 1. i

shown open-in the drawings to indicate that this door isbeirig used for the exit. The rear door is always closed when the car is rumin'the direction indicated by the arrow In Fig. 6 I have shown a modification in which the transversely extending ramps are omitted. In this form, the steps are directly to a platform 17. From-this platform 17 "longitudinallyextending ramps 18 ofthe full width of the car floor lead upto the floor'level proper. at the respective ends.

It will readily be understood by those familiar-with theartthat the angle of the ramps and theirjlocat'ioncan readily be 5 changed to meet the requirements of various the steps, and particularly when used with car, structures. a By the arrangement which is described, I an enabled to materially reduce the height of "the construction of low-truck cars.

The advantages of my invention result from the provision of a car having aside entranceat the central portion thereof and 1 a front end side exit, so that the entrance is under the control of'the conductor, and the exit-under ,the control of the motorman. Further, from the provision of "a car in which the exit and entrance arei remote from each other, thereby avoiding confusion withv in the car, as well as on the street. -F'urther,-

from'the 'PIOYlSlOfl of one or more ramps.

leading from the steps to the level otthe car floor, whereby the height of thesteps is {materially decreased, without increasing the number of steps. I

The car herein described may also be used to advantage'by causing the passengers to enter at the front doorway and leave at the center doorway, in which case they may be required to pay their fare in passin out by the fare box 12. This makes the car a payas- 'ou leave car. Or, all passengers may be required to enter at the front door, those tions,

,ma'n; substantially as described.

passing to the rear portion of the car paying, as they pass the fare box 1'2; while those entering the front portion of the car would pay as they pass this fare box in leaving the car. This makes the car half pay-as-youenter and half pay-as-y'ou-leave.

1?. claim V l. A passenger car without interior partitions. haying a side doorway at the central portion of the car, a step within the car adjacent to said doorway, and a ramp extending transversely from the step toward the longitudinal center of the car; substantially as described.

:2. A passenger car without interior partitions, havinga'side doorway at the central portionof the car, and a ramp extending the steps toward the longitudinal center of the car; substantially as described.

41. A passenger car without interior partiportion of the car, steps within the car adjacent to each of said side doorways, trans- -versely extending ramps leading from the steps toward the longitudinal center of the car, and a front doorway adjacent to the motorman; substantially asdescribed.v

5. A passenger car without interiorpartitions, having sidedoorways at the central portion of the car, a platform below'the level ofthe floor and approximately on the longitudinal and transverse centers of the ear, steps within the car adJacent to each of the side'doorways, ramps extending transversely from the steps toward-theplatt'oi-in, longi tudinally'extending ramps leading from the platform to the level'of the floor of the car,

and a front doorway adjacent to the motor- 6. A passenger car, having a side doorway at the central portion-of the car, a step within the car adjacent to said doorway, and a ramp extending transversely from the step toward the longitudinalcenterof the car; substantially as described.

7 A passenger car having a side doorway at the central poition of the car, a step with in the car adjacent to said doorway,-a cenhaving-side doorways at the central ral level platform portion, a ramp extending transversely from the step toward the central platform. and fare box adiacent to said platform, said platform forming a conductor stand adjacent to the fare box; substantiallv as described.

8. A passenger car provided with wheels or trucks adjacent oppositeen'ds of said car, level floors above SRIdTWlIGGISQI trucks,-and

. a platform-disposed below the level of and substantially central with respect to said floors, said platform comprising a substantially level central portion, and inclines exa depressed. platform for entrance and exit,

midway of the length of the car, with raised end portlons, and with longitudinally sloping floor portions connecting said middle and end portions, said depressed platform sloping downwardly from the middle toward each side.

11. A passenger car provided with wheels of trucks adjacent opposite ends of said car,

level floors above said wheels or trucks, a

platform disposed below the level of and ,substantially central with respect to said floors, said platform comprising a substantlally'level central portion, and inclines eX- tending laterally from said central portion, and inclines extending from said level floors above'the wheels or trucks toward and to the level-of said platform.

- 12; A passenger car having a side doorway at the central portion of the car, a step within the 'car adjacent to said doorway, and a ramp extending transversely from the step toward the longitudinal center of the car; substantially as described.

13. A passenger carhaving door openings at opposite sides of its central portion, a

level platform located within the car be-' tween said openings, and ramps extending transversely from the openings toward said platform; substantially as described. 14. A passenger car having oppositely located door openings at its central portion, a

step adjacent to each door opening and withn the side lines of the car, and transversel extending ramps leading from said steps t"-' ward the longitudinal center of the car; substantially as described.

15. A passenger car having wheels or trucks adjacent opposite ends thereof, level floors above said wheels or trucks, and longitudinally extending ramps leading from the central portion of the car upwardly to saidv level floors, said ramps being-of less transverse width than the width of the car body, and saidlevel floors extending at each side of the ramps; substantially as described.

16. A passenger car provided with wheels or trucks near its ends, and having level the sides of the ramp; substantially as de-- scribed.

17. A passenger car having a side door way at the central portion of the car, a centrally arranged-platform to which said doorway leads, and a ramp extending upwardly from said platform toward the end of the car, said ramp being of less transverse width than the width of the car body, and there being level floor'spaces at each side of the ramp; substantially as described.

18. A passenger car having a level floor over its trucks, a relatively'depressed central portion between the trucks, and a ramp leading longitudinally from said depressed portion to the level of the floor, the ramp eing of less transverse width than the car body and therebeing a level floor space at the side ofthe ramp; substantially as described.

, 19. A passenger car having oppositely arranged door openings at its central portion, steps at said door openings within the car body, a platform between the steps, transverse ramps leading from the steps to the platform, and longitudinal ramps leading from the platform toward the ends of the car; substantially as described.

20. A passenger car having opposi ely arranged door openings at its central portion, steps at said door openings within the car body, a platform between the steps, transverse ramps leading from the steps to the platform, and longitudinal rampsleading from the platform toward the ends of the car, said ramps being narrower than the width of the car and there being a level floor space at the side of the ramps; substantially as described.

my hand.

PEARL N. JONES. lVitnesses:

' JAMES N. l/VELSH, I

GUY C. Keenan.- 

